Jean Langlais Fête for Organ 

I've listened repeatedly to about 12 versions of FETE on RU-vid. This one is by far my favorite because of the tempo, the articulation, the consistency of attack/release and registration. Some versions are so fast there is no clarity of what is happening. Not so with the Hans-Andre Stamm performance. BRAVO!!!

Epic playing and fantastic reeds! All the 'jazz' comes out fantastically clearly. Thanks for posting!

This is the best-timed, most accurate version of this on RU-vid. Too many versions play the intro legato-style and that's just not the way it's supposed to be played. This piece will achieve greater recognition in the future. It's phenomenal.

Just about learning this epic piece now,this is by far the best interpretation I've heard here.🔥❤️

What a magnificent organ!

Yes, brilliant performance! Thank you.

My discovery of this piece today was a delight. I listened to Mr. Young's performance first, then listened to Mr. Stamm's version, having read a viewer's comment. The acoustical difference between venues is obvious, and I think that perhaps the performances reflect that awareness. Personally I prefer crisp acoustics, such as the Klais in Altenberger Dom, but more significant to this performance is the perfection of timing the tempo and dynamics with the building. The crisp performance of Mr. Stamm is a clinic on staccato and articulation and its relationship to the emotion of the music. If one is listening to technique then there is something wrong: everything should be done in deference to the music. I believe both Mr. Young and Mr. Stamm have demonstrated excellent skills but chosen different paths to perform the same piece of music. We, in the listening group, have relatively small speakers to listen to an acoustical instrument that must be heard in person to really assess the satisfaction of the performance. To that end, our musical experience has to fill in the blank spaces that our limited sound systems provides. That said, I will listen to Mr. Stamm as the example to imitate, but will give kudos and thanks to all who post on youtube. How else will we promote future musicians but to encourage?

Quelle superbe version. Pas trop rapide et remarquablement articulée ! Merci pour le partage.

Quelle fête sonore, en particulier avec l'utilisation des chamades et ce rythme effréné !

Dear John, thank you for your esteem. In my eyes you are right, a strict legato - and this is true for the most part of organ music - makes the sound often a bit sticky and makes accents impossible, which on the organ with its non-percussive sound can only be imitated through length of sounds: articulation

Truly wonderful performance...

Superbe exécution ! Magnifique instrument !

You are most welcome, Hans. I enjoy both your playing and your compositions immensely, especially the Toccata from Suite #2. Like "Fete", your compositions seem to balance tension with tunefulness and resolve dark or tense passages in a most satisfying way. This resolution is often lacking in many hypermodern pieces and one feels that one has left the dinner table still hungry! :) Thanks for your many wonderful RU-vid uploads.

Absolutely Fabulous!

Merci pour le partage

beautiful

Excellent!

In celebration of the end of WWII, a jazzing festival. The organ has wonderful bombarde reeds.

I love this performance! Do you use the chamades in the beginning? Those reeds have some bite!

In the edition I have, some rhythms are different, particularly each part of the 16ths with the e minor and the changing time signatures. Is what you played what Langlais intended as the rhythm, but got changed in the publishing? Also at the end with final chord you played it as if there was only an eighth rest when in my edition there is an eighth and quarter rest, which is accurate to Langlais?